Friday, March 23, 2012

Here are 4 resolutions for the Stamford Conference

Media Freedom Foundation/Project Censored Position Statement on the Necessity of anOpen and Transparent National Peace Movement

Inside the US/NATO Military Industrial Media Complex there is a deliberate news management effort that undermines the freedom of information on the military/corporate elites though overt censorship, mass distractions and artificial news—stories timed for release to influence public opinion.

New research in the journal American Behavioral Scientist (Sage publications, February 2010) addresses the concept of “State Crimes Against Democracy” (SCADs). Professor Lance deHaven-Smith from Florida State University writes that SCADs involve high- level government officials, often in combination with private interests, that engage in covert activities for political advantages and power. Proven SCADs since World War II include McCarthyism (fabrication of evidence of a communist infiltration), Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (President Johnson and Robert McNamara falsely claimed North Vietnam attacked a US ship), burglary of the office of Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist in effort to discredit Ellsberg, the Watergate break-in, Iran-Contra, Florida’s 2000 Election (felon disenfranchisement program), and fixed intelligence on WMDs to justify the Iraq War.

Other suspected SCADs include the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald, the shooting of George Wallace, the October Surprise near the end of the Carter presidency,military grade anthrax mailed to Senators Tom Daschle and Patrick Leahy, Martin Luther King’s assassination, widespread covert torture by US forces, and the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 on September 11, 2001. The proven SCADs have a long trail of congressional hearings, public records, and academic research establishing the truth of the activities. The suspected SCADs listed above have substantial evidence of covert actions with some countervailing deniability that tends to leave the facts in dispute.

All of these subjects deserve the attention of the American public. No matter where one stands on these topics, these studies should be part of a vibrant dialogue within peace movements in any democratic society. Anything less is simply a matter of censorship.

Resolution for No Censorship

National Peace Assembly Stamford CT March 23-25

Resolve: The National Peace Movement demands the immediate and total withdrawal of U.S. military forces, mercenaries and contractors from Afghanistan, and the end to drone attacks on Pakistan, Yemen, Afghanistan, and other countries and calls for self-determination for the people of all nations. In this demand is the necessity for full truth and transparency regarding all US/NATO actions and an expanded development of independent news sources for broad public knowledge of the state of the wars and occupations. We demand an end to censorship of news topics and full democratic access to freedom of information within the US NATO Military Industrial Media Empire.

Further Resolve: that the National Peace Movement supports full and open public discussion and investigation of all State Crimes Against Democracy and corporate malfeasances.

Submitted by

Media Freedom Foundation/Project Censored

Peter Phillips—President

P.O. Box 571

Cotati, CA 94931

707-874-2694

Resolution to Expose the Censorship that Represses the 99 Percent

In line with the foundations of UNACpeace.org , which are “1) unity in the movement, 2) independence from political parties, 3) democratic decision-making, 4) U.S. Out Now from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan (and now Libya), and 5) a commitment to mass action as the major strategy for building a powerful and inclusive movement, while endorsing other kinds of actions as well to build a movement capable of bringing about fundamental change”, we supporters of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth arein solidarity with the 99 percent of humanity “who want peace, a healthy planet and a society that prioritizes human needs, democracy and civil liberties for all”[1]. No social movement can succeed for long without an understanding of the forces that are arrayed against them. That is why we call attention to the tactics of the 1 percent. “They go after truth tellers and whistle blowers.”[2] They use the complicit corporate media. “They make speaking out and protesting a crime, claiming this gives material support to terrorists.”[3]Therefore, we call on the United National Anti-war Conference (UNAC) to oppose these repressive tactics by uniting with us to expose the most injurious, dangerous instance of disinformation, which the 1 percent have used as the main pretext for their imperial, global warmaking. We resolve that the UNAC adopt the evidence endorsed by over 1600 certified Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth as the basis for ending the censorship that facilitates the repression of the 99 percent and justifies the 1 percent’s disastrous “War on [of] Terror”.

In the spirit of wanting important issues to be discussed with full mutual respect and without weakening our collective wisdom and resolve,

WE PROPOSE: That JMAXCSI 911.org be supported by UNAC to join with those of varying opinions to hold, as appropriate and possible, mutually respectful discussions here at this conference, and to organize at least an hour long panel at the next UNAC gathering or conference, to debate whether or not 9/11 was a false flag operation, with no other presentation occurring simultaneously.

MISSION STATEMENT:The mission of Jews and Muslims Asking for a Credible Scientific Investigation of 9/11 (JMACSI 9/11) is to join other nonviolent seekers of truth in advocating for an unbiased comprehensive scientific investigation of the horrific events that happened on September 11, 2001. The reason for our quest is the existence of well-founded serious doubts about the scientific credibility, hence the very legitimacy of the official story of 9/11. Thus, we have come together in this critically important mission to demand the truth, but also from our unique vantage point as Jews and Muslims. Here is why the focus we wish to bring to this issue is needed: Obviously if an unbiased investigation of the actual events of 9/11 reveals facts contrary to the officially promoted narrative, history itself has the right to know such tragic facts. What has been largely neglected, however, is that the official story, which seems to distort the realities of 9/11 grossly, has been used to produce a deeply oppressive historically immense defamation of Muslims around the world; a horrific demonized defamation with which Jews are painfully familiar because of what they have suffered throughout the ages. Hence besides striving to correct the historical record in this grave matter, JMACSI 9/11's nonviolent mission also provides a historic opportunity to further build the common grounds of empathy and solidarity, especially among us as Jews and Muslims, in our human longing for true peace and justice. This is why our sensitively unique mission needs to be an integral part of the larger popular movement to uncover the painful truths of 9/11. NOTE: As outlined in the relevant segments of this developing website, including our FAQ section, joining and participation in JMACSI 9/11 is open to all who accept to adhere to the scientific and moral/ethical discipline of this mission statement (patterned after A & E for 9/11 Truth), regardless of their diverse individual views and activities elsewhere about any other religious, secular, political, ideological, or social issue.

Statements of Jewish and Muslim Members of the Board

Statement of Yehuda Littmann:Tractate Mishna Avot (Fathers) 1:18 says, "Rabbi Shimon says the world stands on three things: Justice, Truth, and Peace." So, I sincerely thank all those who gather for the cause of true peace and justice.

I am an Orthodox Jew and a grandson of Holocaust survivors who lost relatives in the gas chambers. This is my statement of conscience, berifly explaining why I believe it is a religious duty for me to join my Muslim brothers and sisters, who also yearn for truth, in our common-ground initiative, Jews and Muslims Asking for a Credible Scientific Investigation of 9/11 (JMACSI 9/11). It is precisely because I am a faithful Jew that I believe it is especially incumbent on all Jews to come forward and demand a real investigation into what actually happened on 9/11 and the events surrounding it. Why? Because about 3,000 people perished that dreadful day, and millions of people have been killed since--their deaths directly or indirectly related to 9/11. The BBC reported, however, that some of the alleged hijackers of 9/11 are apparently still alive, and Newsweek reported that three of them were trained in US military bases. Therefore, because the official story of 9/11 appears to be contrary to even basic scientific truths, so far over 1,650 architects and engineers have signed a petition calling for an unbiased investigation into the collapse of the Twin Towers and Bldg. Number 7. Let us recall that none of the alleged highjackers came from countries that have been attacked since 9/11, and yet such "preventive" wars have been justified on the basis of what these 19 men supposedly did. Is the blood of the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust (including some of my own relatives) more sacred than the blood of the millions killed so far in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. -- and now they want to attack Iran!

In the 1890s France there was the Dreyfus Affair, in which a French Jewish army officer named Alfred Dreyfus was falsely accused of handing over military secrets to the Germans. Enraged, the celebrated French novelist Emile Zola published a fierce denunciation of this bigoted act, of falsifying the truth leading to the wrongful conviction for treason of an innocent Jewish man, as well as the related attempt to cover-up the scandal afterwards. Sounds familiar? Zola's conscientious intervention in this affair helped to undermine antisemitism and rabid militarism in France at that time. Maimonides wrote, "One should hear the truth from whomever states it." The Ninth Commandment states: "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." I believe it is now our turn to emulate Emile Zola and declare: "J'Accuse!" but this time to defend and protect Muslims, the new Jews. Thank you for joining or supporting our initiative: Jews and Muslims Asking for a Credible Scientific Investigation of 9/11 (JMACSI 9/11). Yehuda Littmann

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Statement of Prof. Mohammad A. Auwal:Dear Anti-War, Peace Activists,

I cannot thank you enough for standing up for peace and justice, and I cherish your genuine human concern for the current and potential future victims of the insane wars of the U.S. and some other Western nations. You are probably the last line of defense for the victims of these victims. You are playing a most important role in this point in time in history.Personally, I am a naturalized U.S. citizen of Bangladeshi origin. My name clearly represents that I am a Muslim. Professionally, I am professor of Communication Studies at a California university. Every time I travel via an airport, I feel the palpable effects of the 'received view' ('terrorist theory') of 911 in action. I am always pulled over for special, humiliating search. And every time I read/hear news or views on media, I see how Muslims are victimized by the inane use of U.S. military and diplomatic might, and on top of that, how they are being blamed for bringing wars on themselves. Case in point, for only one example, just days ago when speaking on the latest massacre of Afghan civilians by U.S. soldiers, the current White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney justified the U.S presence in Afghanistan by invoking the official story of 911. He told everyone to remember that "we are there (in Afghanistan) because we were attacked on 911." As an academic, I have studied this phenomenon very carefully and I have good reasons to believe that the official narrative of 911 is incoherent and FALSE. It is a fantastic theory, a myth, a miracle in our world of science. To be effective as voices of peace and justice worldwide, we need to dismantle this myth, for the following reasons:

a) The official theory of 911 represents an irrationally held truth that is used to call for and justify U.S. wars on Muslim countries; b) “Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.” (Thomas Henry Huxley); c) “Unexamined life is not worth living.” (Socrates); d) “Indeed falsehood is ever bound to vanish.” (Qur’an 17:81); e)“Truth stands, even if there be no public support.“ (M. Gandhi); f) "A time comes when silence is betrayal.” (ML King, Jr.) In the meantime, scholars including architects, engineers, scientists, and professional groups have produced a mountain of documentary studies that conclusively explode the myths of 911. We now have the smoking gun evidences of 911, the DNA’s of the 911 truth. So, I ask that you give us (JMACSI 9/11, Jews and Muslims Asking for a Credible Scientific Investigation of 9/11) the opportunity to discuss and raise reasoned awareness about the Received View of 911 as a justification for endless wars, by scheduling as many sessions as possible in this and upcoming conferences. History itself will thank you. Mohammad A. Auwal

Thank you for gathering together to try to prevent yet another country from being attacked by the "civilized West," this time Iran, where I am originally from. Over 10 years ago, and only 2 DAYS after 9/11, as the people of Iraq were being targeted because their U.S. installed ruler had turned into "the next Hitler," I wrote in the online journal Counterpunch, that I am already tired, as an "Iranian in Tucson." Tired of being doubly victimized by 9/11, as a Muslim American. I am even more tired now, because Muslims have become the New Jews. So I have asked my Jewish brothers and sisters, who know historic defamation intimately, to help us as Muslims, against the horrible demonization that we are subjected to, again with 9/11 as the pretext.

BUT, I am even more deeply tired because we have come to know that the official story of 9/11 is at best suspect, and at worst a cover-up, with Muslims as its double and triple victims. So I ask you my fellow peace and human rights activists to join us in JMACSI 9/11,Jews and Muslims Asking for a Credible Scientific Investigation of 9/11, in demanding to know the truth of what happened on 9/11, because 9/11 continues to be the ultimate pretext for continued wars by the Empire. Our initiative is inspired by Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth and our blog site is here: http://jmacsi911dotorg.blogspot.com/. Thank you again for caring deeply about peace and justice. Moji Agha * Blog spot: http://jmacsi911dotorg.blogspot.com/ ***Contact: E-mail: moji.agha [at] gmail [dot] com

Proposal,

Since almost no 911truth group is democratic and the movement as a whole is more atomized that hierarchical, we hereby agree that Ed Ciaccio, a regular writer for Dandelion Salad, be authorized to join the UNAC board or to designate a replacement who has equal dedication to collegiality and support for progressive values. This is designed to encourage more pleasant communication rather than as a guarantee that any given proposal from the truth movement be adopted by UNAC.

The Stamford conference is almost upon us and an especially exciting program is planned. We are all going to learn a great deal about the new war plans of the U.S. and NATO and find many new allies and resources for the struggle for peace, civil liberties, and economic equality ahead.

Action Proposal

I would like to remind all of you that one of your charges as a conference participant will be to discuss, amend, and vote upon the Action Plan, which can be found at http://nepajac.org/actionprop.htm. Additional amendments and resolutions are also posted there to review in advance. Please take some time to prepare for this important political discussion about the road forward.

Volunteers

In order to carry off a conference like this smoothly, the voluntary work of many conference attendees is required. We still need a lot of activists to help at the registration tables, with badge checking, with transportation to the limited mass housing that we have just been able to secure. Just an hour or two of your time over the three days of the conference will make a tremendous difference to the functioning of the conference. If you can volunteer for one or two hours, please immediately email me at cmgauvreau@me.com.

Late Registrations

Please tell your friends and fellow activists who have not yet registered that in order to guarantee that they receive the hotel meals that are the occasion for the Saturday lunch and dinner plenary panels, we need their registrations by Tuesday night, March 20, at 8 pm. We have to give a final meal count to the hotel on Wednesday morning. We will be ordering some extra meals but cannot guarantee that there will be enough for those registering later in the week or at the door. We will allow attendees to sit in those sessions but you may have to bring a bag lunch and dinner.

Housing

We know that there have been issues stemming from the fact that the hotel room rates have fallen since we signed our contract. Our dedicated room reservation page was not updated in a timely way despite our best efforts. The hotel has assured us that conference participants will be credited for the current market rate as they define it. We are negotiating exactly what that will be, but it will not be more than $99 a night.

After a long effort and many failures, we have just secured some limited floor space for sleeping bags in a Unitarian Church. We will make this available to the neediest participants. We have not yet resolved all the transportation issues involved here but hope to get volunteers to ferry those to and from this site. If you know of someone who might still be able to attend the conference if they had this housing option, please email me immediately at cmgauvreau@me.com.

Transportation Issues

By train:

To those of you who will betaking the MetroNorth commuter line from Grand Central Station or from 125th/Harlem, please note that Stamford Station is about 35 minutes east of the Harlem stop. When you exit the station at the side where cars can pick up passengers, you will be just about two long blocks from the hotel. It can be walked in less than 10 minutes. BUT DO NOT USE GOOGLE MAPS WALKING DIRECTIONS TO GET TO THE HOTEL. THEY ARE WRONG AND WILL TAKE YOU OUT OF YOUR WAY! You can actually see the hotel/office complex called One Stamford Place from the train platform and you can walk directly there in a straight line along the train bridge on the sidewalk. Once you arrive at One Stamford Place, you walk into the complex until you see the Hilton.

By Plane:

If you are flying into JFK or LaGuardia, you have two choices. If you are arriving early and plan to go directly into the city by public transportation, you will just take the MetroNorth commuter line to Stamford in order to arrive for registration before the 8 pm opening plenary Friday night. If you want to take a shuttle directly to the Stamford Hilton, you must make a reservation with Red Dot or Prime Time. These shuttles are pricey and I am happy to try to coordinate to try to make up a conference group that could get a reduced rate at either airport. If you are arriving at JFK or LaGuardia and want to see if you are coming in at a time that would allow you to negotiate a group rate with other conference participants, email me asap at cmgauvreau@me.com. Those arriving at Westchester need to get a cab to the hotel. Once again, though, if you send me your arrival times at the regional airport, I can see if there are others who could share a cab.

By car:

The hotel parking rate is $5 per day only or $10 including overnight. Total for the conference will be $20.

We look forward to sharing and planning with you and your group. No to the NATO/G8 Wars and Poverty Agenda! No War on Iran! U.S. Out of Afghanistan Now!

Monday, February 13, 2012

Q. What is happening in Stamford?A. The United National Antiwar Coalition is having its third convention where 9/11 Truth could be voted into that coalition.

Q. How do I register?A.http://unacpeace.org/,In addition, you might NOT want to mention 911 Truth issues until you get there.

Q. Is it true leading peace activists believe the official story of 9/11?A. With a few exceptions, most peace movement leaders are hostile to 911 Truth. They generally refuse to discuss the evidence at all. In 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pa this conference voted against allowing 9/11 Truth into the coalition by a 48 to 61 vote. Last conference, in 2010 in Albany, NY, the vote was much larger and was about 5 to 1 against allowing us in. Former Project Censored director Peter Phillips, a respected professor and antiwar activist was not allowed to present a proposal to end censorship within UNAC.

Q. Are there specific parts of the conference which need attention?A. Prof Phillips anti-censorship proposal mentioned above will be voted on in plenary. In addition, Workshops on Islamaphobia and Civil Liberties should have included speakers from the truth movement. I requested 3 minutes at the Islamaphobia workshop, but they won't even return my call. The leadership of UNAC amazingly thinks it's countering the wave of Islamaphobia without looking at evidence that Muslims art not the culprits. There have been serious violations of the civil liberties of antiwar activists, but they still don't think 911 Truth evidence will make it harder to abridge civil liberties. Since the NDAA does seriously weaken the right to habeas corpus and every major institution refuses to ask the hard questions about 9/11, it is reasonable to associate censorship of 9/11 with threats to civil liberties.

Q. Most of those attending seem to be leftists. If I don't consider myself a leftist, should I still consider coming?A. Yes. We need everyone's vote. It probably would be advisable not to involve oneself in arguments over other or even related issues, but your presence will be of value.

Q. Will there be a meeting time for truth activists?A. We hope so. Check back here as the time approaches.

Q. Will we know what day the plenary occurs?A. Probably we can give notice for those who just want to come that day, but with 4 to a room at 119 per night, 130 registration plus 30 for a night or $160 is little different than 130 for the one day jaunt. Any attendance is appreciated.

Q How soon will we know if we have enough votes?A. I doubt the numbers of those traveling would by themselves be sufficient, but in 2009 a dozen truth sympathizers convinced three dozen others to join us. Nevertheless it is more important to be persuasive rather provocative to set a tone for further effort. Consider reviewing the words of the psychologists on ESO.

Q. What are some effective approaches to those who stand against looking at the evidence?A.Here are 6 suggestions 1.If we could show that Arab and Muslim people are not the 9/11 culprits, Islamaphobia would be undercut. Is confronting racism all of a sudden unimportant? So why are you opposed to even examining the evidence?

2. Our rights to freedom of speech and assembly are seriously threatened because both the current and previous administration have convinced most citizens that 9/11 requires such security precautions. Why should you deserve these freedoms while distancing yourself from those who present the deepest challenge to such a lie?Remember the story from Nazi Germany:(paraphrased) "First they came for socialists, but I wasn't a socialist, and said nothing. Then they came for the Jews, but I wasn't a Jew, and said nothing. After coming for others unlike me, they finally came for me, and there was no one left to say anything."

3. Many among the antiwar leadership say that 9/11 truth is a distraction from the real issue. If they believe the official story, that's one thing. But if they don't, they are implying that it is OK for the government to lie in the instance which brought on the wars and repression, but not OK when it comes to lying about the wars and repression themselves.

4.Using 'Conspiracy theorist' as a put-down of 9/11 truth implies that it is unreasonable to think that those in power could not have been involved in their own conspiracy to abuse that power.

5. It is clear from photographic, video, and testimonial evidence that the official story is false, that the buildings on 9/11 fell through the path of most resistance and produced temperatures impossible under that story's scenario. This is high-school level physics. Understanding this, and yet choosing to ignore it, is to side with a lying government that used the lies to bring you all the things you are protesting against.

6."How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?" A Conan Doyle